Advanced Cardio Panel

Sample Report

Why Run the Complete Cardio Profile with Oxidized LDL?

Complete Cardio Profile with Oxidized LDL: Profile 6100

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women, accounting for every 1 in 4 deaths. Certain health conditions, such as diabetes and overweight, and certain lifestyle choices, such as a poor diet, physical inactivity, smoking, and drinking too much alcohol, increase the risk.

Oxidized LDL

Oxidized LDL

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is LDL that has been damaged by unstable molecules known as free radicals. This type of LDL is more dangerous to the arteries than non-oxidized LDL and is more likely to lead to the formation of fatty deposits known as plaque. While LDL is often called, “the bad cholesterol,” oxLDL may be a more reliable indicator of plaque formation in arteries8. Levels of oxidized LDL may help predict who will develop metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that raises the risk for CVD. Information about oxLDL is presented as a ratio and as an individual marker. A high Ox LDL:HDL Ratio can help discriminate patients with coronary artery disease from healthy subjects.